Best Kids' Wind & Brass Instruments
Comes with notes for some famous children songs. Kids can follow the notes easily with the help of the colored keys. 11 color coded songs for the trumpet and saxophone and 3 Fanfare tunes for the trumpet.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My kids (12, 8) tried to use them but could barely get any sound to come out of them after blowing really hard."
"Our son loves these even though they are pretty cheaply made."
"Perfect beginner horns for toddlers (3/4yrs), makes enough sound for the boys to feel like they are playing instruments, but not so much mom & dad will want to hide them ;-)."
"The saxophones are a little tough for my 3 yo to hold and press the keys."
"My son loves it."
"I realize that this was an inexpensive purchase, but these truly are cheap."
"Not all the "keys" worked on these instruments, right out of the box."
"The kids loved them initially but then the colorful keys started to come off and I’d have to keep putting them back on."
You'll find that with this durable Wind Instruments, burgeoning musicians can't get enough as they experiment by blowing and pressing on keys which produces realistic sounds! Each of the keys have a different note sound. The keys are color coded so children can play songs that are printed on the back of the box.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Quality product, buttons and keys easy for a little child to press and the different colors on the keys helps with realizing different notes and sounds."
"When I asked what kind of instrument he mimed playing a saxophone."
"Wish it has more songs!"
"My kids absolutely love these!"
"These are fantastic!"
"The kids (2 and 3 years old) like them though, and they require that at least 1 button be pushed to make a sound, so it forces them to think harder than just blowing through a whistle (a positive in my book)."
"You have to blow super hard to get any noise out of the trumpet, something my younger kids can't manage."
"Purchased these for a toddler and they just aren't built to take toddler-life."
Music is one of the great joys of childhood, and kids that learn music are proven to do better in skills like science and math. Each of the 4 keys have a different note sound. The keys are color coded so children can play songs that are printed on the back of the box.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought this play trumpet for my kids because they're obsessed with the marching band episode of Bubble Guppies."
"After my 8 year old (with special needs) asked for a trumpet for Christmas, I got on Amazon and found this one. It's simple: blow into the trumpet while pressing the colored keys."
"Very nice little trumpet for the price!"
"I was expecting better noise from this."
"Son loved it and has not put it down for a week."
"We love it!"
"My daughter got this for her 5th Birthday in August and it’s now December."
"This product is really nice I bought it to replace the one that my son won at our church Bazaar."
Best Kids' Drum & Percussion Instruments
Its compact size makes it just right for classroom drum circles, and it can be played with hands, the included mallets, or drumsticks. Its compact size makes it just right for classroom drum circles, and it can be played with hands, the included mallets, or drumsticks. Brand: Remo.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"He played a little in there and then when hr realized he couldnt get out, he starting frowning and building up a cry!~ He wasn't hurt as I was watching him closely. I also had to muffle it a bit with a small blanket because he is bigger with stronger arms and with the mallet it could get quite loud."
"Pretty Nice!"
"This is a fantastic drum and it happens to be a great price as well."
"Also sounds great as a hand drum."
"Bought this for my then 8 month old grandson who will be a year in 2 days & he constantly drums on it with sticks provided but loves to drum with hands."
"He loves it! The kids LOVE this drum and even the adults enjoy playing with it because it's so high quality and it produces a good sound with or without the drum sticks."
"I put them away for another time and had custom made sticks by Bluehausmallets on etsy."
"I purchased this drum for my son who was 14 months at the time and is now pushing 2 years old."
Best Kids' Instrument Accessories
Baby Xylophone Musical Toy. BPA Free, Lead Free, Phthalate Free.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I was dreading receiving one of those tone-deaf xylophone toys for my son, so I took matters into my own hands :) This has such a beautiful and accurate sound."
"Anyway, my daughter is now nearly three and she has always really enjoyed playing with this and now that she's a bit more methodical and coordinated, she actually makes pleasant sound come out of this thing!"
"-- Editing to add that we bought this for our daughter for her first Christmas. Now she is almost 4 and still plays with it daily and it still sounds and looks like new, despite years of rough treatment."
"If you're looking to buy this type of musical instrument for a child, buy this one!"
"My husband is an Acoustician and so is very picky about how things sound, but he approves of this one!"
"Despite a solid month of non stop playing, the tone holds true and the toy shows no sign of wear."
"I bought this particular Xylophone because my son's therapist had it and it played so well."
"Great glockenspiel!"
Best Kids' Guitars & Strings
The smaller scale of this instrument (considered 1/2 sized) is specially designed with the younger player in mind and is highly recommended for the players that are starting between the ages of 5-9. This instrument also comes equipped with light gauge nylon strings for easier fingering as to not discourage the first time player. Sturdy Build Quaility.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Despite it's low price, this is not a toy but a musical instrument."
"We gave our grandson this 1/2 size guitar and the quality is excellent."
"For a young kid just getting started, this is a very nice looking, lightweight, small easy guitar to get started on but does not seem like a cheap toy guitar either."
"This is not a cheap guitar like the ones I purchased in Mexico. My son plays guitar with me and it makes my heart sing more than the guitar."
"This guitar is a realistic looking toy. I do think the guitar needs to have the strings rewound on the tuners since they stretch so much that the strings will end up with multiple wrappings around the tuners. It looks like a real guitar."
"For that price, love the sound."
"The little guitar sounds ok, but will not stay in tune and I can't locate the source of the slippage."
Best Kids' Pianos & Keyboards
In addition to Split mode for different keyboard voices on the left and right sides, a Lesson mode separates the keyboard into two areas with the same pitch and voice. The Recital features 5 realistic voices: The Alesis Recital has a ""Lesson Mode"" feature which divides the 88 keys into two zones with the same pitch and voice. In addition to the 1/4"" sustain pedal and headphone inputs, the Recital features stereo RCA outputs to connect to a recorder, mixer, amplifier or other sound system, as well as a USB-MIDI output for connecting to a computer and using educational software or virtual plugins. Piano : 88 velocity-sensitive semi-weighted keys Adjustable Key sensitivity : low, medium, high Polyphony (max) : 128 Voices (Sounds) : 5 Preset Songs : 60 Demos : 2 Modes Standard: one voice for keyboard Layer: combine two voices Split: two areas with separate voices for left or right Lesson: two areas with same pitch and voice. Includes Skoove 3-month premium subscription for interactive online piano lessons.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I've been a lifelong keyboard player, since my Roland D-50 and Alesis HR16/MMT8 in the 80s (all of which still work fine). Just got it today and thought I'd write this to help anyone on the fence (and as a thanks to Alesis, I've enjoyed the HR16/MMT8 drum mach/sequencer for decades). The 2 main criteria I wanted are: a) piano sound: how realistic, the timbre and depth? I'm impressed, very pro build quality, solid and fun to play. Walter, your product review video sold me; thanks Alesis team for an affordable high-quality dp."
"Alesis makes a lot of high quality music gear (I have one of their MIDI controllers), and a full size piano with weighted keys for around two hundred bucks sounded good to me. I would not recommend this as a learning instrument for that reason, but it makes a good starter for someone who isn’t sure about sticking to playing the piano for the long run. (I doubt any performing musician would ever use this as a “gig” piano, although, it fits nicely on a typical "X" stand - see photo.). I did not notice any sounds fade as long as you hold down the sustain pedal, which is not the case with a real piano. I didn’t try out the MIDI connectivity, which is through USB, but assuming that works as it should, this could make a pretty decent sound controller."